Pointing to the inaccur- a Diverse, Inclusive and Innovative Ecosystem”, arises in acy of such misconceptions is important in itself, but in connection with the Women's Entrepreneurship Conference their exposé the authors succeed in revealing the nature of (now postponed until March 2021 due to the COVID-19 the structural constraints that are at the root of these stereo- pandemic). [...] ation of the systemic and cultural barriers women encounter in seeking and obtaining financing and identifies emerging In their introduction, Wendy Cukier, Suzanne Gagnon & approaches and initiatives seeking to facilitate access to Tania Saba, point to the ways in which the current social and funding. [...] Canadian women entrepreneurs in global trade, Clare Beckton and Janice McDonald go beyond exposing the important The issue is divided into three sections: challenges faced by women entrepreneurs engaging in inter- national trade to highlight the great potential for the economy • The Reality of Women in Business; as a whole of opening up the pathways for women in the import/export world. [...] The building of more tools and the creation of educational oppor- In their article on the barriers to entrepreneurship for immigrant tunities are all essential, according to the authors, to facilitate women, Guang Ying Mo and Ruby Latif also evoke the burden equal access for women, particularly those in the more pre- of structural barriers and propose the need for a multileveled carious budding gi. [...] However, women participation of women in the economy to the level of that continue to remain underrepresented despite being the of men would add an estimated $150 billion to GDP.3 These fastest growing segment of entrepreneurs worldwide.1 This important considerations have led the Government of Canada underrepresentation of women in entrepreneurship is harm- to take action.
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